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Modern School: California’s Skyrocketing College Tuition

2011-Oct-28

Modern School: California’s Skyrocketing College Tuition:California’s Skyrocketing College Tuitionby Michael DunnWhile inflation has been at a relatively low 3.6% for most goods and services, it has been skyrocketing in several key sectors, particularly healthcare and college education. Across the nation, average college and university tuition and fees have increased 8.3% this fall, according to the Los Angeles Times, while in California, the increase was 21%, nearly four times the national average.For students considering getting their general ed requirements out of ...

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Parents Rising Up for Schools to be Fixed NOT Closed « EdVox

2011-Oct-28

Parents Rising Up for Schools to be Fixed NOT Closed « EdVox:Parents Rising Up for Schools to be Fixed NOT Closedby edvoxnyLocked out of Chancellor Walcott's "Parents as Partners" event (Picture from GothamSchools)It’s like Newton’s Laws of Motion; to every action there is a reaction. If the State and the City starve schools of resources, through endless rounds of budget cuts and them leave them with little support or services, they will struggle. Then, put them on a list of ...

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DIVERSE MAGAZINE Education Headlines

2011-Oct-27

Higher Education Headlines: NEWSCollege Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending Collegeby Jamaal Abdul-Alim , October 26, 2011The College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.Read the full storyNew Association Aims to Support Asian-American and Pacific Islander–Serving Schoolsby Helen Hu , October 25, 2011The Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities has formed to support the mission of Asian-American ...

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United Opt Out opposes High Stakes Testing | GoingPublic #OWS

2011-Oct-27

United Opt Out opposes High Stakes Testing | GoingPublic:United Opt Out opposes High Stakes Testingby Nancy LettsHigh stakes testing functions in opposition to QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION United Opt Out National is an organization of passionate, informed educators who have studied the ill effects of mandated standardized tests. They have issued a list of reasonable demands which I hope you’ll read and support:We, administrators of United Opt Out National, wish to collaborate with the Occupy Wall Street Movement and offer our ...

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Change is Now Video | Seattle Education

2011-Oct-27

Change is Now | Seattle Education:Change is Nowby seattleducation2011That was Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.Michael Franti at Occupy Wall StreetCorporate power is starting to show their hand.MARCUS KRYSHKA: Right now I’m on the corner outside of Occupy Oakland. The police came in very quickly. They kept all the media and all the legal observers out of the area. They quickly, some, swept in, and it seemed to us like they arrested everybody very quickly. We saw some

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It's A Civil War, Not A Partisan One | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS

2011-Oct-27

It's A Civil War, Not A Partisan One | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS:It's A Civil War, Not A Partisan Oneby Alexander RussoThings almost always go awry when the national media get involved in local news stories, and that was the case earlier this week when MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell weighed in on the much-discussed Denver school board race taking place next week. Following up on recent coverage in The Nation and on Salon, O'Donnell did a segment with ...

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Change is Now Video | Seattle Education

2011-Oct-27

Change is Now | Seattle Education:Change is Nowby seattleducation2011That was Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine.Michael Franti at Occupy Wall StreetCorporate power is starting to show their hand.MARCUS KRYSHKA: Right now I’m on the corner outside of Occupy Oakland. The police came in very quickly. They kept all the media and all the legal observers out of the area. They quickly, some, swept in, and it seemed to us like they arrested everybody very quickly. We saw some

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While they’re stealing teacher pensions. How the 1% lives. « Fred Klonsky's blog

2011-Oct-27

While they’re stealing teacher pensions. How the 1% lives. « Fred Klonsky's blog:While they’re stealing teacher pensions. How the 1% lives.by Fred KlonskyReinsdorf’s sweet deal at U.S. Cellular Field gets even sweeter | Government | Crain’s Chicago Business.White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf pays the State of Illinois $1.5 million a year for using The Cell.On a good weekend he probably sells that much in beer.He got that deal from former Republican Governor Jim Thompson. Thompson headed the Illinois sports authority, ...

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Join with Occupy Seattle and Local Teachers to “Teach CHASE a Lesson” | Seattle Education

2011-Oct-27

Join with Occupy Seattle and Local Teachers to “Teach CHASE a Lesson” | Seattle Education:Join with Occupy Seattle and Local Teachers to “Teach CHASE a Lesson”by seattleducation2011ALL OUT!!!Global Day of Actionwith occupy movements around the worldcalling for a “Robin Hood Tax” of a 1% on financial transactions currency tradesJoin with Occupy Seattle and local Teachers to:“Teach CHASE a Lesson”Occupy Seattle day of action!Saturday October 29th 12 PMMeet at Westlake Plaza (on 4th Ave. between Pine and Pike) and we’ll go ...

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Schools Matter: What IS Left Behind Redux

2011-Oct-27

Schools Matter: What IS Left Behind Redux:What IS Left Behind Reduxby Jim HornLeft behind by 'No Child Left Behind'…We have reached a critical crossroads in our educational and national history. As No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB’s) reauthorization or expiration takes center stage in Washington, American citizens who care about the future of our public schools and our democracy must be heard. Our shared future is not an abstract political possibility but, rather, one that breathes in every son or daughter, ...

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Engaging Parents In School… - The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizations

2011-Oct-27

Engaging Parents In School… - The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizations:The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizationsby Larry FerlazzoEducation Next has just published an article on three organizations saying they are “organizing parents.”As I’ve often posted, I’m critical and extraordinarily skeptical of all of them.Nevertheless, it’s important to know who they are, what they say they do, and where they get their money.Head Of New York City Schools Pledges To Increase Parent Involvementby Larry FerlazzoWalcott Pledges Measures to Increase Parents’ Involvement ...

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The fig leaf is removed: Corporations are people! « Bill Ayers

2011-Oct-26

The fig leaf is removed: Corporations are people! « Bill Ayers:The fig leaf is removed: Corporations are people!by billayersThe watchword of an anemic and failed democracy: Corporations are people!We’ve long suffered the best leaders money can buy with government fully prostituted to the rich, an obvious obscenity in any authentic democracy,Here we go!!!!by billayersHere’s the predictable pattern: first they ignore the Movement; then they ridicule it (they dress funny; they are inarticulate); next they patronize and try to re-frame and ...

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Targeting mayoral control of the schools #OWS

2011-Oct-26

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Targeting mayoral control of the schools:Targeting mayoral control of the schoolsPhoto: Anna PhilipsBrother Fred reports from OWS that mayoral control of the schools has become a prime target of the protests. Although I don't think I'll ever be at ease with that human microphone thing (reminds me too much of the Monty Python movie, Life of Brian), it does sound like a great way to get your point across in one of Chancellor Wolcott's carefully controlled ...

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Only Four Days Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival!

2011-Oct-26

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Only Four Days Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival!:Only Four Days Left To Contribute To The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival!Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 hours agoThe next edition of the EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival will be published on November 1st by Berni Wall Here are the details: The theme for this carnival is: The Most Popular Posts on your Blog So, go and search through your archives, ...

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Last night in NY, mayoral control of the schools becomes the latest target of the occupation. « Fred Klonsky's blog

2011-Oct-26

Last night in NY, mayoral control of the schools becomes the latest target of the occupation. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Last night in NY, mayoral control of the schools becomes the latest target of the occupation.by Fred KlonskyPhoto: Anna PhilipsFrom NY1:The Occupy Wall street movement expanded to classroom politics, as a group disrupted a special meeting of the panel for education policy in Manhattan on Tuesday night. The public meeting at Seward Park High School at 350 Grand Street was supposed ...

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Jersey Jazzman: "Mrs. Smith, If You Want Johnny To Get an "A'..."

2011-Oct-26

Jersey Jazzman: "Mrs. Smith, If You Want Johnny To Get an "A'...":"Mrs. Smith, If You Want Johnny To Get an "A'..."by DukeReforminess is making us all more stupiderish:TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Teacher bonuses will hinge on how well they engage parents in some south-central Idaho schools.Districts in the rural farming communities of Wendell, Jerome and Gooding have adopted merit pay plans for some employees that tie bonuses to the level of participation in parent-teacher conferences, the The Time-News reports ...

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Retired School Cop: Lawmakers Need To Clear Up 'Gray Area' - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento

2011-Oct-25

Retired School Cop: Lawmakers Need To Clear Up 'Gray Area' - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento:Retired School Cop: Lawmakers Need To Clear Up 'Gray Area'Campus Police Have Varied RolesPOSTED: 4:29 pm PDT October 25, 2011UPDATED: 5:54 pm PDT October 25, 2011 Email Print3 commentsSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Vince Matranga has piles of paperwork from research he did about the legal powers of school police departments in California.Matranga served as chief of police for the Sacramento City Unified School District from ...

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City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parents

2011-Oct-25

City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parents:City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parentsBY MARK MORALES DAILY NEWS WRITERTuesday, October 25th 2011, 5:52 PMNicholas Fevelo for NewsJimmy Dinkins outside Public School 256 in Bedford-Stuyvesant with his daughters Lycis (left), 6; Nylah (center), 5; and Shadayee, 2.RELATED NEWSCharter pushingCharter space-share no good: parentsLIC public school, charters share thriveProtests KO B'klyn charter expansionAutistic kids won't get boot from schoolBrooklyn autism program in perilParents at a struggling Bedford-Stuyvesant ...

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Anti-Bullying Music Video:

2011-Oct-25

Anti-Bullying Music Video::Anti-Bullying Music Video: “To All You Guys,” by Eric Baraoby cynthiaHere’s an original song and music video from a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Eric Barao writes and sings on the single.PopoutJunior high and high school are tough transitions for most people; bullying is one of the more extreme ways some experience this period.Eric’s video didn’t start out as a plea for arts education, but I can see how important it was to the artist to ...

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Randi Weingarten on Teacher Bashing | TIME Ideas | TIME.com

2011-Oct-25

Randi Weingarten on Teacher Bashing | TIME Ideas | TIME.com:Randi Weingarten RespondsThe president of the American Federation of Teachers begs to differ with Rotherham's column, "Let’s Talk Honestly About Bad Teachers"By TIME STAFF | October 25, 2011 | +Andrew Rotherham follows developments in education reform closely, and we’ve discussed the work the American Federation of Teachers is doing to strengthen teaching and learning. On occasion, he’s even written about our efforts to improve teacher quality. But unfortunately, rather than acknowledging ...

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Hechinger Report | Companies, nonprofits making millions off teacher effectiveness push

2011-Oct-25

Hechinger Report | Companies, nonprofits making millions off teacher effectiveness push:Companies, nonprofits making millions off teacher effectiveness pushby Sarah GarlandNew education reforms often translate into big money for private groups. Following the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, states paid millions of dollars annually to companies to develop and administer the standardized tests required under the law. Companies also cashed in on a provision mandating tutoring for students at struggling schools.Now, a movement to overhaul the teaching profession is creating ...

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Big Education Ape: 10-26-11 AM All Current Investments - The Broad Foundation #EDition #P2ED

2011-Oct-25

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 10 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSWORLDART ENTERTAINMENTENVIRONMENT#OCCUPYMAINE#P2EDMore than half of NYC students not ready to enroll in college after graduation; need remedial helpnydailynews.com - Watts/News Data shows that roughly half of New York City high school students graduate unprepared for college, city officials announced. Just 46% of city students enrolled in college four years aft...DianeRavitchAll Current Investments - The Broad Foundationbroadeducation.org - ACHIEVEMENT FIRSTwww.achievementfirst.org The Broad ...

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Shanker Blog » Higher Education: The Great Equalizer Or Business As Usual

2011-Oct-25

Shanker Blog » Higher Education: The Great Equalizer Or Business As Usual:Higher Education: The Great Equalizer Or Business As Usualby Esther QuinteroSeveral weeks ago, a survey of college admission directors and enrollment managers conducted by Inside Higher Education sparked considerable media coverage about an issue that is not entirely new: Money, not only merit, matters in college admissions.According to the survey of 462 directors and managers, in the face of generalized budget cuts, universities are favoring applicants who don’t need ...

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Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in Baltimore | Re:education in Baltimore

2011-Oct-24

Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in Baltimore | Re:education in Baltimore:Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in BaltimoreBaltimore in Black and White from Urbanite. Thanks to Michael Corbin for the tip.A number of heavy hitters in education reform name closing the achievement gap as a driving mission. They’re mostly white. Because I was curious about whether closing that gap was in itself a driver for education reform-minded African Americans, I made my way to the Enoch Pratt Free Library ...

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Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failure | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Oct-24

Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failure | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failureby Bob SikesWow. Looks like Maitland republican Senator David Simmons didn’t get the memo. From Leslie Postal writing inSentinel School Zone:At a Florida Senate committee meeting last week, Sen. David Simmons made it clear he was worried about charter schools that opened and then later closed.“When we see the failure of a charter school, it sullies the name of all charter schools and the ...

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Walton Family Funds Florida Charter School Lobbying Group | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Oct-24

Walton Family Funds Florida Charter School Lobbying Group | Scathing Purple Musings:Walton Family Funds Florida Charter School Lobbying Groupby Bob SikesFrom Matt Dixon of Florida Times-Union:A new lobbying group for charter schools officially launched on Monday. With support from the Walton Family Foundation, the Florida Charter School Alliance will advocate for policies that benefit charter schools.The alliance notes that there are over 500 charter schools in the state and demand for new charter schools increases ever year. The formation of ...

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Citizen Children,Undocumented Immigrants,Educational Disadvantages - Hispanically Speaking News

2011-Oct-24

Citizen Children,Undocumented Immigrants,Educational Disadvantages - Hispanically Speaking News:U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Immigrants Face Educational Disadvantages0 CommentsPublished at 12:53 pm, October 24, 2011Photo Credits: U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Immigrants Face Educational DisadvantagesA professor at the University of California at Irvine has documented the persistent educational disadvantages of U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants from Mexico currently in the Los Angeles area of Southland, noting that they are less likely to graduate high school than peers with parents legally in ...

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Eli Lilly’s Pushers for Corporate School Reform

2011-Oct-24

Eli Lilly’s Pushers for Corporate School Reform:Eli Lilly’s Pushers for Corporate School ReformThe Lilly Endowment is the venture philanthropy outfit which owns stock in the mega pharmaceutical drug company, Eli Lilly. As a major participant in advancing the corporatization of Indiana education, the Lilly Endowment prominently finances local initiatives and national rightwing anti-public school think tanks like the Sagamore Institute, the Hudson Institute, the Manhattan Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.Besides Mitch Daniels, past and current drug company and endowment ...

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“We’re a culture, not a costume.” STARS, a student org at Ohio University « Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2011-Oct-24

“We’re a culture, not a costume.” STARS, a student org at Ohio University « Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind:“WE’RE A CULTURE, NOT A COSTUME.” STARS, A STUDENT ORG AT OHIO UNIVERSITYPosted by Melissa on October 23, 2011 · Comments Off These incredible posters were created by the student organization at Ohio University called Students Teaching Against Racism (STARS). Amazingly, these posters became popular over Tumblr on their president’s blog site (here). Their mission is “to educate and facilitate discussion ...

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New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools

2011-Oct-24

New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools:New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools inShare A new research report, “High Hopes – Few Opportunities: The Status of Science Education in California Elementary Schools”, will be released for publication and broadcast on Tuesday, October 25, 2011WEBWIRE – Monday, October 24, 2011News Advisory:Sacramento, CA (October 21, 2011) – A new research report, “High Hopes – Few Opportunities: The Status of Science Education in California Elementary Schools”, will be released ...

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Big Education Ape: 10-23-11 PM Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education EDition

2011-Oct-23

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 12 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSWORLDLEISUREBUSINESS#EDU#P2EDMurdoch's horrifying vision of public educationschoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Rupert Murdoch (r) shakes hands with former New York City schools chief and now News Corp. employee Joel Klein during Murdoch’s keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform. ...mikeklonskyThe Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part Igaryrubinstein.teachforus.org - I was inspired to get to the bottom of the New York City school progress report ...

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NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog

2011-Oct-23

NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog:NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.”by Fred KlonskyAnne and I are in New York for the weekend to see our kids and grand kids. Plus it is our 35th wedding anniversary. Naturally we want to spend some time at Occupy Wall Street.Liberty Park is jammed with people. Some have taken up permanent residence in sleeping backs and tents. Hundreds more fill the park every day with signs ...

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#ows The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches Banks | | AlterNet

2011-Oct-23

The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches Banks | | AlterNet:The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches BanksBy Alex Pareene, SalonPosted on October 20, 2011, Printed on October 23, 2011http://www.alternet.org/story/152809/the_%241_trillion_student_loan_rip-off%3A_how_an_entire_generation_was_tricked_into_taking_on_crushing_debt_that_just_enriches_banksUSA Today saysthat at some point this year, student loan debt will exceed $1 trillion, surpassing even credit card debt. Felix Salmon says the number ...

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A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD

2011-Oct-23

A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD:A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Storyby Liz WardenIn our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis.Radio voice recorder? Check. Headphones? Check. Microphone? Check. Reporter's notebook? Check.After four years as a journalism major at the University of Southern California, I was ready ...

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Street #ows

2011-Oct-23

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Street:The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Streetby Larry FerlazzoIt seems to me that Occupy Wall Street has grown so much over the past few weeks that it’s pretty difficult to not discuss it in the classroom. I thought readers might find a list of related resources useful.Two previously posted “The Best..” lists might also be helpful:The Best Sites For ...

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Using “Moneyball” to Explain Education Reform’s Value Added Data | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Oct-23

Using “Moneyball” to Explain Education Reform’s Value Added Data | Scathing Purple MusingsUsing “Moneyball” to Explain Education Reform’s Value Added Databy Bob SikesFull disclosure. I know Billy Beane, the inspiration for Moneyball.In another world I was part of some three decades ago as an athletic trainer in professional baseball, I was there when Beane arrived as a young kid from a San Diego high school. He didn’t play long in the major leagues, but then again, the vast majority of ...